The Only Politician Thinking Clearly About Superintelligence — California Governor Candidate Zoltan Istvan

California gubernatorial candidate Zoltan Istvan reveals his P(Doom) and makes the case for universal basic income and radical life extension.

Timestamps

00:00:00 — Teaser

00:00:50 — Meet Zoltan, Democratic Candidate for California Governor

00:08:30 — The 2026 California Governor's Race

00:12:50 — Zoltan's Platform Is Automated Abundance

00:19:45 — What's Your P(Doom)™

00:28:26 — Campaigning on Existential Risk

00:32:36 — Does Zoltan Support a Global AI Pause?

00:48:39 — Exploring His Platform: Education, Crime, and Affordability

01:08:55 — Exploring His Platform:: Super Cities, Space, and Longevity

01:13:00 — Closing Thoughts

Links

Zoltan Istvan’s Campaign for California Governor – zoltanistvan2026.com

The Transhumanist Wager by Zoltan Istvan – https://www.amazon.com/Transhumanist-Wager-Zoltan-Istvan/dp/0988616114

Wired Article on the “Bunker” Party – https://www.wired.com/story/ai-risk-party-san-francisco/

PauseAI – pauseai.info

SL4 Mailing List Archive – sl4.org/archive

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